Unity College is for anyone who wants to provide answers to 21st century environmental challenges. Unity is for everyone who wants to be successful at making the world a better place to live. Politicians talk about it, activists shout about it, and extreme weather events remind us of it. But who’s doing something about it? We are—and you can, too. The focus at Unity College is sustainability science, a framework for learning that addresses environmental challenges with practical problem solving research. Unity trains students to be the next generation of environmental leaders.

Do Something

Unity College has tied every aspect of its curriculum to sustainability science. As an environmental college located in Unity, Maine, Unity has always been focused on the “what’s next” of ecological problem solving. Sustainability science is a framework for learning that addresses environmental challenges with practical problem solving research. Unity trains students to be the next generation of environmental leaders. Unity is the only college with a total focus on sustainability science, the leading edge approach to global environmental problem solving.

Find Your Passion

Whatever major you pursue, you will graduate with a strong set of skills that will help you address the greatest challenge facing mankind: the mitigation of climate change. Unity students gain a solid liberal arts foundation that allows them to communicate and to think critically about the complicated environmental challenges of our time.

You Will Be Successful

Whatever your interest - conservation law or environmental writing - sustainable agriculture or wildlife biology – or even if you’re not sure yet, Unity College provides you with the right set of skills to be part of the solution.

Right Now

The mission of Unity has never been more relevant or necessary. Climate change is not science fiction—it is happening right now. Recently, our government has placed priority on the mitigation of global climate change. Severe weather events from the devastating flooding in New York to record high temperatures across the globe have spiked public interest. In December 2012, Unity College became the first institution of higher education to divest from investments in fossil fuels, kicking off a growing national movement.

Be A Leader

College graduates today face a world of converging environmental and economic crises. We will prepare you to take your place as a leader, an innovator, and a contributor to solving these crises. Large corporations, large and small businesses, government agencies, and not-for-profit organizations around the world need Unity College graduates. You can be a leader in ecological problem solving and technological challenges of the 21st century.